Evolution and human culture : texts and contexts / by Gregory F. Tague.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tague, Gregory, author.

Series:

Value inquiry book series. Cognitive science ; Volume 290.

Value Inquiry Book Series. Cognitive Science, 0929-8436 ; Volume 290

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics, Evolutionary.

Culture.

Cognition.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Rodopi, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evolution and Human Culture argues that values, beliefs, and practices are expressions of individual and shared moral sentiments. Much of our cultural production stems from what in early hominins was a caring tendency, both the care to share and a self-care to challenge others. Topics cover prehistory, mind, biology, morality, comparative primatology, art, and aesthetics. The book is valuable to students and scholars in the arts, including moral philosophers, who would benefit from reading about scientific developments that impact their fields. For biologists and social scientists the book provides a window into how scientific research contributes to understanding the arts and humanities. The take-home point is that culture does not transcend nature; rather, culture is an evolved moral behavior.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Prehistory and Mind

Biology and Morality as Interrelated

Culture and Evolution

Art and Aesthetics as Moral Cognition

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31948-4

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004319486 DOI